Fashion, like many things, is cyclical. But as the stately elders featured in Chinatown Pretty demons
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Fashion, like many things, is cyclical. But as the stately elders featured in Chinatown Pretty demonstrate, whimsical reinventions of past trends aren’t just the domain of younger generations. Check out this excerpt from Andria Lo and Valerie Lu’s new book, which highlights the ingenuity and flair of Chinatown seniors. (The related Instagram account also offers plenty of style inspiration.)
Allison Conner also shares her take on Kimberly Drew’s This is What I Know About Art, which she calls “a generous guide” for young people “curious about the intersections of art, resistance, and self-power.”
Last but not least, check out this excerpt from Perfidia, an insightful (and stunningly designed) book of poetry by artist-filmmaker Sky Hopinka.
– Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews
Kimberly Drew Asks: What Should a Museum Look Like in 2020?
Kimberly Drew Asks: What Should a Museum Look Like in 2020?
In This Is What I Know About Art, Drew uses her own fumbles and triumphs as a frame in which to examine the symbiotic relationship between art and activism.
Allison Conner
The Ingenuity and Flair of Chinatown Seniors
The Ingenuity and Flair of Chinatown Seniors
We started Chinatown Pretty out of admiration for this overlooked community, for both their fashion blog–worthy outfits and their active and independent lifestyles.
Andria Lo
Don DeLillo’s Dark Prism
Don DeLillo’s Dark Prism
In his deftly hewn new novel, The Silence, DeLillo disconnects us from our devices, wreaking havoc on our human fragility.
Paul D'Agostino
Poetry That Pulls at the Seams of Colonial Power and Memory
Poetry That Pulls at the Seams of Colonial Power and Memory
Enjoy a sneak peek of Perfidia, a new book from Sky Hopinka, which examines collective memory and the everyday impacts of colonial violence upon Indigenous peoples.
Dessane Lopez Cassell
When Japan Reinvented Filmmaking
When Japan Reinvented Filmmaking
A new book looks at a heady time in the 1960s, when avant-garde Japanese artists explored genre-blending intermedia and expanded cinema.
Edward M. Gómez
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Allison Conner
Lifestyle Over Life: Stephen Wright’s Vision of America
Lifestyle Over Life: Stephen Wright’s Vision of America
Wright’s darkly comic novel burrows into our hollow cravings, and finds more hollowness.
John Yau
Jonas Mekas's Diary Reveals His Uncertain Sense of Self
Jonas Mekas's Diary Reveals His Uncertain Sense of Self
This first volume of the filmmaker’s journals charts his progress from immigrant life in Williamsburg to the center of the American avant-garde.
Albert Mobilio
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